Outside the Beltway

Ken Mehlman Election Day Conference Call

James Joyner · Tuesday, November 7, 2006 · 3 comments

GOP.com hosted a blogger conference call with Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman. Some highlights from the opening remarks:

– Very high turnout in Virginia in Republican districts.

– 4/10 people in Tennessee are voting absentee, with the Republicans having a huge lead.

– 2004 Democratic voter guide “If there is no fraud, allege it.” Intimidating poll workers in Florida and Ohio.

– Exit polls overstate Democratic vote because they oversample metro areas and undersample rural areas.

Q&A: A couple of good questions but nothing particularly illuminating about the responses. Mostly, people are asking for predictions in close races which, of course, Mehlman has no great insights into.

In response to John Little (Blogs of War), Mehlman conceded that the party is rather stagnant, having lost its momentum as a party of reform, citing a recent Fred Barnes piece.

UPDATE: In the spirit of bipartisanship, Steve Benen and Ezra Klein endorse Barnes’ platform, too.

UPDATE: I have posted a copy (PDF) of what is purportedly the Colorado Voter Guide for Democrats in 2004 and linked it to the Mehlman bullet point above.